Townsend Enterprises (Private) Limited v Sinohydro Zimbabwe (Private) Limited

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the opposing affidavit in case HC 1186/18 and the founding affidavit in case HC 1775/18 comply with Rule 227 of the High Court Rules, 1971","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The deponent Wu Yi Feng was not a witness at the arbitral hearing and claimed personal knowledge"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitral award should be registered as an order of this court","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The award was issued by Mr D.A. Whatman on 15 January 2018"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitral award should be set aside on grounds of being contrary to public policy and fraud","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The respondent alleged the award violated contract law principles and was induced by fraud"}

Background